‘Naked sushi? Amateurs!’
According to The Telegraph, Londoners with cash to flash are being given the opportunity to try ‘nyotaimori’, the ancient Japanese custom of eating sushi from the body of a naked model. In Japan, the practice was restricted to the elite while in London the £250 price tag means it will be restricted to the rich and stupid.
I suspect that it might be a cold day in hell before the Yo! Sushi in Silverburn decides to follow suit.
What would the Scottish equivalent be? Eating Scotch pie slices from duffel coat? Freddie Mercury was said to throw parties which involved huge salvers of raw liver. Guests were invited to prong their own piece of liver from the tray but what they didn’t realise was that the offal was covering a dwarf. As they forked, the dwarf would, understandably, squeal and scare the living daylights out of the guest. As practical jokes go, it must rank among the more convoluted set-ups although it does make eating sushi from a naked model look rather tame by comparison.